Valid predictions of random quantities in linear mixed models
线性混合模型中随机量的有效预测
In applications of linear mixed-effects models, experimenters often desire uncertainty quantification for random quantities, like predicted treatment effects for unobserved individuals or groups. For example, consider an agricultural experiment measuring a response on animals receiving different treatments and residing on different farms. A farmer deciding whether to adopt the treatment is most interested in farm-level uncertainty quantification, for example, the range of…